Card Sharks (1986)/Episode Guide/July to December 1988

July

Audience Polling Group June 27 to July 1, 1988: Former Tax Auditors from the I.R.S.
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
635	7/1/1988			Last taped show with car game using seven numbered cards and Jokers in the Money Cards deck. New match between Monica and Kristin begins on this show.

NOTE: Beginning on July 4, 1988, Version 2.0 of the car game, with an audience poll question where the champion must move a diamond-shaped marker on the range board to register his or her answer to win the car. This new version of the car game appears to be based on the game show Mindreaders, and some speculated that this version of the car game resulted in loss of viewership, and would eventually lead to cancellation nine months later.

Audience Polling Group July 4 to 8, 1987: Mothers of Famous Actors & Actresses
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
636	7/4/1988	Monica	Kristin	Kristin defeats Monica, and wins $#,### on the Money Cards, and is the first contestant to play the range board car game. Kristin does not win the car. New challenger Dan (a.k.a. Dan Dan the Muffin Man) is Kristin's opponent in a new match. There are no educated guess questions in this episode.
637	7/5/1988
638	7/6/1988
639	7/7/1988
640	7/8/1988

Young People's Week runs from July 11 to 15, 1988.

NOTE: Although one week of the Range Board car game was aired the week before, the bonus game with the seven numbered cards make their final appearance this week, because this week of episodes was taped before the first episodes with the Range Board.  Source: Ryan Gagne.

Audience Polling Group July 11 to 15, 1988: Owners of Pet Pigs
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
641	7/11/1988
642	7/12/1988	James	Lackey
643	7/13/1988
644	7/14/1988
645	7/15/1988			Last CBS-aired show to feature the car game using the seven numbered cards and Jokers in the Money Cards deck.

The adults return on July 18, 1988, and the Range Board car game is played from this point forward.

Audience Polling Group July 18 to 22, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
646	7/18/1988
647	7/19/1988
648	7/20/1988
649	7/21/1988
650	7/22/1988

Audience Polling Group July 25 to 29, 1988: Identical Twins
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
651	7/25/1988
652	7/26/1988
653	7/27/1988
654	7/28/1988	Probe	Melinda
655	7/29/1988	Melinda	Barbara	Melinda defeats Barbara and wins $4,200 on the Money Cards, plus wins the car (total $21,849)

August

In the coming weeks ahead, Lacey's last episode before her maternity leave is announced by Bob.

Starting sometime in August, a series or rotating models would fill in for Lacey over the next few months. Each week would feature a different model. Among the models would be future Home Improvement star Debbe Dunning, $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime hostess Karen Thomas, Suzanna Williams' sister, and later, Bob Eubanks' daughter, Theresa Eubanks.

Audience Polling Group August 1 to 5, 1988: Top Guns?
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
656	8/1/1988
657	8/2/1988
658	8/3/1988
659	8/4/1988
660	8/5/1988

Audience Polling Group August 8 to 12, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
661	8/8/1988
662	8/9/1988
663	8/10/1988
664	8/11/1988
665	8/12/1988

Audience Polling Group August 15 to 19, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
666	8/15/1988
667	8/16/1988
668	8/17/1988
669	8/18/1988
670	8/19/1988

Audience Polling Group August 22 to 26, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
671	8/22/1988
672	8/23/1988
673	8/24/1988
674	8/25/1988
675	8/26/1988

Audience Polling Group August 29 to September 2, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
676	8/29/1988
677	8/30/1988
678	8/31/1988

September

Audience Polling Group August 29 to September 2, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
679	9/1/1988
680	9/2/1988

Audience Polling Group September 5 to 9, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
681	9/5/1988
682	9/6/1988
683	9/7/1988
684	9/8/1988
685	9/9/1988

Audience Polling Group September 12 to 16, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
686	9/12/1988
687	9/13/1988
688	9/14/1988
689	9/15/1988
690	9/16/1988

Audience Polling Group September 19 to 23, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
691	9/19/1988
692	9/20/1988
693	9/21/1988
694	9/22/1988
695	9/23/1988

Audience Polling Group September 26 to 30, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
696	9/26/1988
697	9/27/1988
698	9/28/1988
699	9/29/1988
700	9/30/1988

October

Audience Polling Group October 3 to 7, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
701	10/3/1988
702	10/4/1988
703	10/5/1988
704	10/6/1988
705	10/7/1988

Audience Polling Group October 10 to 14, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
706	10/10/1988
707	10/11/1988
708	10/12/1988
709	10/13/1988
710	10/14/1988

Audience Polling Group October 17 to 21, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
711	10/17/1988
712	10/18/1988
713	10/19/1988
714	10/20/1988
715	10/21/1988

Audience Polling Group October 24 to 28, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
716	10/24/1988
717	10/25/1988
718	10/26/1988
719	10/27/1988
720	10/28/1988

Audience Polling Group October 31 to November 4, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
721	10/31/1988

November

NOTE: Ep. 722 (originally aired on CBS on November 1, 1988) has never been shown on GSN since its inception. There is rumor it was originally intended to air on GSN early in 2005, but may have been pre-empted due to a Johnny Carson tribute, which I am pretty sure such tribute aired on a Saturday, and I definitely remember seeing the Halloween episode (Ep. 721) on a Sunday in early 2005. .

Audience Polling Group October 31 to November 4, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
722	11/1/1988
723	11/2/1988
724	11/3/1988
725	11/4/1988

Audience Polling Group November 7 to 11, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
726	11/7/1988
727	11/8/1988
728	11/9/1988
729	11/10/1988
730	11/11/1988

Audience Polling Group November 14 to 18, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
731	11/14/1988
732	11/15/1988
733	11/16/1988
734	11/17/1988
735	11/18/1988

NOTE: No show aired on November 24 and 25, 1988 due to Thanksgiving weekend.

It is rumored that Young People's Week aired from November 21 to 23, 1988.

Audience Polling Group November 21 to 23, 1988: Female Dog Owners?
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
736	11/21/1988
737	11/22/1988
738	11/23/1988

Assuming that Young People's Week aired from November 21 to 23, the adults return on November 28, 1988?

Audience Polling Group November 28 to December 2, 1988: Prison Inmates on the Road to Rehabilitation?
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
739	11/28/1988
740	11/29/1988
741	11/30/1988

December

Audience Polling Group November 28 to December 2, 1988: Prison Inmates on the Road to Rehabilitation?
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
742	12/1/1988
743	12/2/1988

December 5 to 9, 1988 is the final week of guest models filling in for Lacey.

Audience Polling Group December 5 to 9, 1988: ???
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
744	12/5/1988
745	12/6/1988
746	12/7/1988
747	12/8/1988
748	12/9/1988

As of December 12, 1988, Lacey returns from her maternity leave.

Audience Polling Group December 12 to 16, 1988: Las Vegas Showgirls from the Tropicana
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
749	12/12/1988
750	12/13/1988
751	12/15/1988
752	12/15/1988
753	12/16/1988

Audience Polling Group December 19 to 23, 1988: Bachelors Over Age ##
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
754	12/19/1988	Buffy	Anita
755	12/20/1988	Anita	Andy
756	12/21/1988	Andy	Adrienne	When Bob asked Adrienne who Don Johnson was, she mentioned it was the guy who had a new song with Barbra Streisand. The song in question is "Till I Loved You".
757	12/22/1988
758	12/23/1988

Audience Polling Group December 26 to 30, 1988: Identical Twins
Ep. #	CBS Airdate	Red Player (Champ)	Blue Player (Challenger)	Notes
759	12/26/1988
760	12/27/1988
761	12/28/1988
762	12/29/1988
763	12/30/1988			Last show of 1988.

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